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NEW DELHI: SC on Monday sought responses from EC and the Centre on a PIL seeking the creation of a pan-India fingerprint and iris biometrics database for authentication at booth level to stop bogus, proxy, and ghost voters. A bench of CJI Surya Kant and justice Joymalya Bagchi told PIL petitioner Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay that…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Monday agreed to examine a plea seeking the implementation of finger and iris-based biometric identification at polling stations to curb duplicate and fraudulent voting.A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notices to the Centre, the Election Commission of India, and several…
Going for Hajj 2026? These New Saudi Visa Dates Could Make or Break Your Plans (Representative Image) Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has officially begun issuing visas for the 2026 Hajj season (1447 AH), kicking off the process on February 08, 2026, months ahead of the expected pilgrimage in late May 2026. This…
Aadhaar custodian UIDAI has completed mandatory biometric updates (MBU) for over one crore school children across 83,000 schools nationwide, according to an official statement.A child below five years can enrol for Aadhaar using photograph, name, date of birth, gender, address and birth certificate. However, fingerprints and iris biometrics are not captured at this stage as…
MUMBAI: Department of Financial Services secretary M Nagaraju announced three new digital payment features at the Global Fintech Fest 2025 in Mumbai to make payments simpler and more accessible. The launches include on-device biometric authentication for UPI transactions, Aadhaar-based face authentication for setting or resetting UPI PINs, and cash withdrawal through micro ATMs using UPI…
The verification process will utilise biometric information through Aadhar identification system. (AI image) Facial recognition and fingerprint authentication – these are the two new features that may be launched for payments made through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), according to a Reuters report.The National Payments Corporation of India, UPI’s operator, intends to display this biometric…
NEW DELHI: Unique Identification Authority of India waived off all charges for mandatory biometric update of Aadhaar for children, an official statement said on Saturday. The fee waiver has kicked in effective Oct 1 and will be in force for a period of one year.“In a pro-people measure, UIDAI has waived off all charges for…
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced a revised fee structure for Aadhaar-related services, effective October 1, 2025, and applicable until September 30, 2028. Subsequent adjustments are scheduled from October 1, 2028, to September 30, 2031.Under the new rates, standard service fees will rise: services previously costing Rs 50 will increase to Rs…
